Register entry · Case file · Unidentified victim · Walsenburg CO
Huerfano County Jane Doe.
MUS-2026-0212
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MUS-2026-0212
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 1999
- Indexed
- Oct 12, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation
- Location
- Walsenburg CO
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
On August 10, 1999, skeletal remains of a woman estimated at 30 to 45 were found inside an abandoned Philco refrigerator dumped on a rural road near Walsenburg, Colorado. She was very tall, five feet eight to five feet ten, with dark hair possibly worn in dreadlocks and extensive distinctive dental work. Genealogical research conducted with Bureau of Indian Affairs support indicates she was of Sicangu Lakota descent. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation released new digital reconstructions, but she was never identified.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1999
Skeletal remains of a woman are found inside an abandoned refrigerator dumped on a rural road near Walsenburg, Colorado, on August 10.
- 2026
She was never identified, despite new digital reconstructions and genealogical research indicating Sicangu Lakota descent.
Key people
The people in the file.
Woman 30 to 45, found August 10, 1999 near Walsenburg, Colorado, inside an abandoned Philco refrigerator dumped on a rural road. She was very tall with dark hair and extensive distinctive dental work.
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